Is this something in the rulebook? Tonight was probably the first time I have heard the term "normal speed" or "real time speed" used in conjunction with a play being reviewed. The "expert" analyst on television really wanted to drive the point home that you could make anything a catch if you slowed it down enough. That sounded like a bad joke to me. Seemed like an "egregious error" type manipulation of the rules.
It sounded like a complete agenda BS driven statement, and One I have never ever heard of an official making. In fact, they use slow mo all the time in determining what is a catch and is not a catch so I dont know WTF that dude was talking about.
Funny thing was, is that the officials that called it a catch did so in "real time" without slow mo. So how is a replay official going to make the determination of a catch by watching a replay in real time if he cant use slow mo to see if he made the catch or not? See how that makes no sense? Also if he doesnt slow mo the play on the replay call, how do you find irrefutable evidence to overturn the call that was made, in real time on the field?
Also, those that are talking about "making a football move" did he or did he not take 2 steps forward (his forward) when making the catch? Is there some type of rule that a football move only counts if it is moving byond the line of scrimmage or forward from it? Do we not see players make catches and go sideways, or go backwards after making the catch? Are those not considered football moves? And if not why not? Of course they are football moves, cause there are no restrictions on a football field as to what or where you can go. No rule that says you cant run backwards, or sideways or diagonally if you want to.
Something that may make you go Hmmm. If you try to go to the NCAA official site that lists "NCAA football rules and regulations" as well as NCAA football instant replay casebook" both of those links are "down for maintenance" so you cant order or download the rulebooks...Hmmmm Gee I wonder why that is?